The Farnese Table, by Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola, ca. 1565–73
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The Farnese Table

Designer Designed by Jacopo [Giacomo] Barozzi da Vignola

Maker Marble piers carved by Guglielmo della Porta

Maker Pietre Dure top attributed to Giovanni Mynardo (Jean Ménard)

ca. 1565–73

Medium
Marble of different colors, semiprecious stones, Egyptian alabaster, residue of paint of different colors on the piers
Classification
Sculpture-Architectural
Dimensions
Overall: 37 1/2 in. × 12 ft. 5 1/4 in. × 66 1/4 in. (95.3 × 379.1 × 168.3 cm) South base/support confirmed: 1306 lb. (592.4 kg) Center base/support, confirmed: 1266 lb. (574.3 kg) North base/support, confirmed: 1321 lb. (599.2 kg)
Culture
Italian
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1958
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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